Picra — Pi cra, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? sharp, bitter.] (Med.) The powder of aloes with canella, formerly officinal, employed as a cathartic. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
PICRA — stagnum Africae in Marmarica regione apud Hammonis oraculum, cis illud 100. stad. qua Alex. Magnus cum ad illud oraculum consulendum, pergeret, transiisse fertur. Diod. Siculus … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
hiera-picra — /hīˈə rə pikˈrə/ noun A purgative drug made from aloes and canella bark (also hickˈery pickˈery or higˈry pigˈry) ORIGIN: Gr hierā (fem), sacred, and pikrā (fem), bitter … Useful english dictionary
hiera picra — ˌhīərəˈpikrə noun Etymology: Medieval Latin, literally, powerful or sacred antidote : a cathartic powder made of aloes and canella bark … Useful english dictionary
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Pacific Islands Conservation Research Association — The Pacific Islands Conservation Research Association (PICRA) is a U.S. federally recognized 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. PICRA has a mission of advancing knowledge about insular Pacific species, populations, and ecosystems through unbiased… … Wikipedia
Kingfisher — Taxobox name = Kingfishers image caption = Belted Kingfisher ( Ceryle alcyon ) regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Coraciiformes subordo = Alcedines subdivision ranks = Families subdivision = Alcedinidae Halcyonidae… … Wikipedia
Abortifacient — In this medieval image, a midwife prepares a pennyroyal mixture for a pregnant woman. An abortifacient is a substance that induces abortion. Abortifacients for animals that have mated undesirably are known as mismating shots. Common… … Wikipedia
Micronesian Kingfisher — T. c. reichenbachii photographed near Kolonia during a 1999 field investigation of the birds. Conservation status … Wikipedia
List of Triaenonychidae species — This is a list of the described species of the harvestman family Triaenonychidae. The data is taken from Joel Hallan s Biology Catalog. Contents 1 Triaenonychinae 2 Kaolinonychinae 3 Nippononychinae 4 Para … Wikipedia
